Bema fc. Bellefonte, Pa., March 9, 1900. CorrEesPoNDENTS.—No communications pu shed unless accompanied by the real name of he writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY The horse sale in Aaronsburg on Wednesday averaged $107 per head for the horses. ——Did you ever think of telling your friends that the WATCHMAN can be had for $1 a year. ——A new steam engine has been added to the equipment of the Howard Creamery Co’s plant at Fiedler. Most of the old Water street board walk is hung up on the piers of the C. R. R. of Pa trestle over Spring creek. ——Joseph Hollabaugh, of Philipsburg, has been granted an increase of pension. In the future he ‘will get $14 per month, instead of $12. ——DMrs. Isaac Dawson is reported to he very 111 at her home on Half Moon hill. Mrs Scott Bricker, of Boalsburg, is serious- ly ill at her home there. ——1It would be far cheaper for you to pay your back sabseription up to the pres- ent time and s art off at the rate of $1 than it is to let it run as it is doing now at $1.50. —— Miss Anna Valentine, who has been so seriously ill for weeks with pneumonia, is recovering so slowly that it has been de- cided to take her South, just as soon as she is able to travel. Mrs. Herman Reuther disappeared from her home in Sugar valley some time ago and it is believed she started for her old home in Germany. She said her hus- band abused her and took $700 in gold that they had accumulated and departed. Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson of Centre Furnace entertained the Bellefonte chapter, D. A. R, on Saturday evening; the Daughters having been directed to take their husbands with them to share in the hospitality of the fine Thompson home. ——Henry Tibbens dropped in yesterday afternoon to ascertain whether he is to be a juryman at the next court. A friend bad said that he was, Henry said he wasn’t drawn and they bet a cigar on it. The retired Howard streeter will smoke on his friend, for his name is not to be foun on the panel. : : ——Col. W. Fred Reynolds says that he knows nothing of the rumors to the effect that he has purchased the McCafferty property on west High street and will build a large cracker factory on it. He He says that the rumor to the effect that he intends converting the armory to such a hurpose is equally unfounded. ; ——At Curtin’s Works on Friday even- ing fire entirely destroyed the J. C. Barn- bart house, opposite the Curtin homestead, which was occupied by Thomas Lowell. The occupants were out at the time the fire caught, consequently its origin is a mystery. The building and every bit of household goods were burned. The property was par- tially insured. ——Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hoover have rented their home on East Curtin street, and Mrs. Hoover is going, in a very short time, to Philadelphia to be with her son Norman, who is connected with the Bald- win locomotive works. Mr. Hoover will remain here as Jong as his mother’s health is as unsatisfactory ag it now is and we aie glad to say that they have not fully decid- ed upon leaving town permanently. ——County detective Joseph Rightnour left Charley Heisler drag him into the in- door rifle range on Saturday night and get him into a match with Linn McGinley. The result was that they had to shoot off a tie score and to do it they decided they would take a prize card to shoot on. Joe made 29 on his card and besides beating Linn out in their tie he won the 30-30 Marlin repeating rifle that was up as that week’s prize. ——Rex Barlett, the ten year old son of David Barlett, of North Thomas street, met with an accident on Friday afternoon that resulted in the amputation of his left thumb. He was on his way home from the North ward school building and had reach- ed the steam beat works, where some boys were playing with a railroad switch. In some way or other Rex got his thumb un- der the falling lever and it was smashed so badly that it had to be amputated at the first joint. Manager A. Scott Harris, of the Bellefonte Lime company’s operations at Salona, was in town fora few hours yester- day; having been called up to look after some stone furnished the Bellefonte fur- nace by his company. He had scarcely ar- rived in town when he received the some- what discomforting word that the forty men in the quarries had struck. The men insist that they have. a grievance because the company charges back to them stone that they dump into cars that is larg- er than the contract size. ——Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Garman ob- served the crystal anniversary, fifteenth, of their marriage by entertaining the Garman and Lingle families at dinner, Monday evening, at their home at the corner of High and Spring streets. There were about forty guests present; those from out of town being: Hon. and Mrs. W. C. Lingle, Harvey Lingle, Frank: Lingle, Misses Bessie and Virginia Lingle, of Pat- ton; Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Maitland, of Wil- liamsport; Harvey Lingle. Mrs.- Tio C. Lingle and Harry Todd, of Philipsburg, and Robt. Garman, of Tyrone. Two BROTHERS DIE TOGETHER.—The gloom tha fell like a pall over the little village of Pine Grove Mills when Robert G. Baily was found frozen to death along a mountain road above that place on the morning of January 6th was darkened and saddened, last Saturday, when two boys out of the same family were drowned to- gether. The accident occurred on the mill dam in the southern portion of the village. It covers aii area of about § of an acre and there the youth of the place enjoy them- selves skating, when ice is sufficient. Sat- urday being a holiday there were quite a number of boys on the dam, among them Edward and Fred Keller, aged 18 and 13 years, respectively, sons of ’Squire Jacob Keller. Shortly after dinner S. A. Danlap went to the dam and called his son off the ice; saying that it was not safe and warning the other skaters of a dangerous crack near the middle where his boy’s foot had broken through. Later, little Fred Keller ven- tured out to the spot and broke through. His brother Edward was on the opposite bank at the time and seeing his brother struggling in the water hastened to him. By the time he reached the place another boy had pulled Fred out. Edward’s weight was too much for the ice and it gave way under him. He floundered about in the water and his companions seemed unable to render him any assistance. Little Fred was almost frantic with dispair and urged his companions to do something, but they could not. He was cold and crying and excited and. finally got into the water again, himself. No one seems to know just how. Then the brothers sank together. An alarm was given and a number of persons hurried to the scene but by that time the bodies were beyond reach. The place where they broke through was about 30 ft. from the breast of the dam and was 8ft. deep. Even after the arrival of rescuers the boys could be seen struggling on thé bottom of the dam. One of the older Kel- lers tried to wade into them, but was over- come by the cold when he got in to his shoulders. Then the gates of the ‘dam were opened and the water drawn off. Half an ‘hour later the searchers found the boys. Dr. Woods was on the spot to begin the work of resuscitation at once, but life had fled and all efforts to re- vive them were in vain. It was a sadly pathetio little cortege that followed the two lifeless bodies down to the home they had left so shortly before in all thé bright, bonyancy of youth. They had ‘been: bright, promising boys, beloved by their parents and playmates and it was lit- tle wonder that father and mother were al- most prostrate with thegrief of their shock- ing-bereavement. They: were the sons of Jacob and Jane are’Iryin and Milton, of Pittsburg, Wil- liam, John, Ida and Annetta, at home. All day Sunday there was a throng of mourners at the biet of the dead hoys and when the funeral occurred on Monday the entire pop- ulation of the community seemed to have turued out to pay a last tribute to their memory. Interment was made in the new ceme- tery; Revs. Aikens and Black officiating. THE SPORTSMEN’S LEAGUE OF CENTRE CouNTY.—The Sportsmen’s League of Cen- tre County was organized in the arbitration room in the court house here last Friday evening; the organization having been ef- fected along the lines detailed in last week's issue of the WATCHMAN. The aim of the League will be to protect game and fish wishin the county and to encourage its propagation. Every effort will be put forth to apprehend violaters and when detected they will be promptly prosecuted. Any citizen of Centre county interested in such out-of-door sportsman- ship, is eligible for membership subject jto a majority vote in his favor and the pay- ment of an initiation fee of $1 and anntbal dues of $1. The officers elected for the ensuing year are President, John L. Knisely; vice presi- dent, Hardman P. Harris; secretary, Dr. George B. Klump; treasurer, John McGin- ley; board of directors, George R. Meek, Thomas H. Harter and Robert F. Hunter. Wilbur F. Reeder Esq., is the attorney for the League and was authorized to apply at once for a charter. The meetings will be held on the first Friday in every month. The charter members are Messrs John McGinley, Col. Wilbur F. Reeder, Joseph Rightnour, Dr. George B. Klump, John L. Kuisely, George R. Meek, Thomas H. Harter, W. Harrison Walker, John Bul- lock, Thomas Moore, Harry Green, J. Will Conley, Charles Heisler, Hardman P. Harris Linn McGinley, Robert F. Hunter, Ran- dolph Breeze, Benton Tate, George Knisely, Robert Montgomery and Charles R. Kurtz. WAs BoRN AT HOWARD.—The Eugene L. Packer, who was held under $4,000 bail on two indictments for misdemeanor in New York, on Tuesday, was born at How- ard, this county. He is a son of the late John P. Packer and a nephew of ex-Gover- nor Wm. F. Packer. Eugene was mixed up with Alfred R. Goslin, the ‘‘blind pool’’ speculator, and others in circulating false reports that caused a great depression in the stock of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. A rns ——1If you are going to fix up your house or a room this spring, you want so see the pretty and fashionable wall paper that Eckenroth & Montgomery have, before making your selection. They have a mag- nificent stock of the very latest shades and you can rest assured if you have them put | it'on that you'll have just what you want "and what everybody will admire. Keller. :'The other children of the family | ——Lock Haven has decided to refund $6,000 of her school debt at 33 per cent. —— ete ——Why pay $1.50 for the WATCHMAN when you can get it for $1 by paying for it in advance. eee All le. ——An organ has been placed in the primary school at Lamar as a result of an entertainment it held some time ago. Miss Nina McCloskey is the teacher. ——W. A. Gebhardt, acting secretary of the Lock Haven | Y. M. C. A. has resigned to take effect April 1st. They are agitat- ing the building of a gymnasium down there. ——Hon. J. K. P. Hall has succeeded in securing the fayorable report from the committee on Invalid Pensions of a hill in- creasing the pension of Arnold Bloom, of Curwensville, to $24 a month. ——Frank Bassett, formerly chemist at the Valentine Iron Co's. plant in this place, has been chosen Supt. of the Maryland Steele Co’s property at Sparrows Point, Maryland. Frank’s success is something more than usual. ; ——-Howard H:. Boone, a well known huxster, died Tuesday evening at his home near Loganton. His death was caused by congestion of the lungs. He was 37 years old and is survived by a widow and [our children. ots ———-Don’t complain about being treated unfairly if we charge you $1.50 for the WATCHMAN when you do not pay for it strictly in advance. It is the cheapest pa- per published in Centre county today at $1.50, but you can get it still cheaper. Pay 81 for it in advance. : . pln ——MTr. David Belasco’s company ‘will play in Altoona, Pa., at the opera house on Tuesday evening, March 27th, with Mr. Belasco’s latest drama, ‘‘The Heart of Maryland,’ the play that has been so high- ly eulogized by the New York, Chicago, Boston and San Francisco and London press, and in which they will have an op- portunity to display their artistic resources. The play is realistic throughout, by its To- mantic episode of love in all its phases. ——Mrs. W. H. McCausland and Miss Kate Switzer, who returned to their homes in Philipsburg on Saturday evening after'a nine week’s visit with the former’s daugh: ter, Mrs. A. Y. Casanova, at Cienfuegos, Cuba, lost their trunks on the way South. They could get no trace of them while in Cuba and since coming home Miss Switzer bas been advised that ber trunks turned ‘ap in ‘Havana the day after she sailed’ from that port for New York. Fame ——Coanty chairman J. K. Johnson is improving slowly. His condition has been so eritical for months that it. will be some time before he will be back to his old form again. His many friends throughout the county will be pleased to learn that he was able to go down to his father’s home, at Mt. Eagle, on Wednesday. It is thought that a week or more in the country will bring him into condition to resume his law practice. : rrr renee ——The Rev. John Sinclair Robiérts, who died at Morris Plains, N. Y., on the 20th ult., was a brother-in-law of Rev. James P. Hughes, principal of the Académy here. He was a graduate of Columbia and the Princeton seminary. Nearly all of his life and energy was expended in the mis- sion field for the Preshyterian church. From 1870 to 1874 he was a teacher in the Bellefonte Academy, then he went to Shanghai, China, and remained until ill health forced his permanent retirement from active service. ——A white apron sale for the benefit of the Lutheran church will be held in the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. during the after- noon and evening of Thursday, March 15th, by Mrs. H. C. Holloway and her S. S. class. The aprons have been solicited from friends all over the Union and present quite a novel display. Cut flowers and ice cream and cake also. The public are cor- dially invited. The sale was to have been held on the 8th, but for causes over which she had no control it had to be postponed until the above date. ——Dr. M. Salm, the specialist, arrived in town on Monday and has completed ar- rangements for permanent location in Bellefonte. He has secured the apartments in Miss Magill’s boarding house on north Allegheny street formerly occupied by Hon. and Mrs. J. P. Gephart and after next Wednesday will open offices for the practice of medicine. His return to Bellefonte is at the solicitation of a number of residents of the county who were benefited by his treatment when here before. His specialty will be catarrh and catarrhal deafness and upon all diseases consultation will be free. ae: —— W. L. Hawkins, whose remains were buried in Lock Haven, Saturday af- ternoon, met his death by being gored by a bull on hie farm at Emlington, Mich. Deceased had left the house to go to the barn to perform his customary chores. When his son returned from the postoffice over an hour later, he found his father hanging over the fence dead. His hands, face and body were badly gored and bruised. It is supposed that Mr. Hawkins had been attacked by the bull, and from all appear- ances had resisted the animal until his strength gave out. It is thought that he made an effort to climb the fer-e into the adjoining field to escape the animal, but before he got over the fence he died. The bull had never been known “to attack any one before. SIGNS OF SPRING.—There is to be a complete changing about this spring and our directory will need lots of correction if you would locate your friends by it. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. McKee and their family are going to Pittsburg, where Ad has ac- cepted a position in the City Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rowe will move to Sharon, in Mercer county, and the house they now occupy on Spring street has been leased by Mrs. George Williams, who will move into it from the Curtin house on the corner of Allegheny and Howard streets. James Curtins, who have been occupying the Me- Clain house on east Curtin street for several years, will once more take possession of the old Curtin home on Allegheny and How- ard streets and the house they vacate has been rented by Captain Taylor has been so nearly drowned out on How- ard street that he has resolved to move his castle to higher grounds and has rented the Furst house on west Curtin street, so long occupied by the Burnsides. Ollie Camp- bell will get possession of the Bradley house on North Spring street just as soon as Wallace Markle is able to move his household goods to Beaver's farm. Lunger Wian who has farmed there for so many years will go into his own house on east High street. John Waite has rented the house now occupied hy Ollie Campbell on east Carsin street and Daniel Heckman has purchased the house Waites are leaving on Lamb street. Rev. Scott will move from the Gray house, on east Curtin street, into the smaller one of Mr. Orbison’s two new houses on the same street. Thad. Long- well bas bargained for the one Scotts va- cate. _ Gilbert Beaver has been ordered by his physicians to rest and recuperate for some time and he is fixing up the old Hardman Richards home, three miles back of Julian, preparatory to taking pos- session of it for the summer. The house he will move out of on Curtin street has not been taken as yet. Edward Cowdrick will go into the Hoover house on east Cur- tin street out of which Hoovers move and Oscar Hunter has rented the one next door. Sidney Krunirine will take possession of the over his drug store and Mr. and Mrs. McCargar are going into the 'Keioh- line house on east Bishop street which the Krumrines have. Steve Finnegan has leased the Brockerhoff house on Spring street and from it William Grauer will move to the Miller house on East Linn St. Clyde Smith will take possession of the Laughlin house on Lamb street as the Laughlin sisters are going to make their home in Pittsburg hereafter. Morton Smith’s are going to housekeeping on Logan street, and Charley Koontz, with his family will leave Willowbank street to locate on East Bishop. ’ —— ee THE ‘WOMAN’S FOREIGN MISSIONARY Sociery MEETING.—The twenty-fifth an- nual nieeting of the Woman’s Foreign Mis- sionary Society of the Huntingdon Zresby- tery was in session in the Presbyterian church on Spring street, in this place, on Wednesday and Thursday. As near as could be ascertained from secretary Wil- son’s roll there were between 130 and 140 delegates present. : Sessions were held Wednesday after- noon and Wednesday evening and on Thursday morning and afternoon. The speakers who were on the regular programs were Mrs. D. H. Freeman, Mies Anna H. Hoy, Mrs. H. M. Baldridge, Misses Fisher and Speer, Mrs. Ellis L. Orvis, Mrs. J. L. Potter, of Persia, Gen. Jas. A. Beaver, Rev. Atthor H. Ewing, of India, Mrs. M. H. Wilson, Miss S. D. Morrow, Miss Blanche L. Miller, Mrs. M. W. Thompson, Mrs. J. M. Dorris, Miss C. W. Stewart, Miss N. D. Orbison, Miss Parks and Mrs. W. L. Vanneman, of Persia. The sessions were highly interesting and the large church was crowded most of the time ; the young women ushers, Misses Blanche Hayes, Mary Blanchard, Elizabeth Musser, Bertha Lautie, Caroline Orvis and Mary Hoy having looked after the comfort of all in such away as to make all the visit- ors enjoy their stay in town to the fullest. The session adjourned yesterday after-. noon after having elected the following offi- cers for the next year ; President, Miss 8. R. Lowrie, Warriorsmark ; vice president-at-large, Mrs: N. D. Orbison, Belle- fonte. Vice presidents, Mrs. J. M. Dorris, Hunt- ingdon ; Mrs, James Harris, Bellefonte ; Mrs. R. H. Shaw, Clearfield ; Mrs. Jno. I. Thompson, Le- mont; Mrs. Wm. H. Woods, Huntingdon ; Miss Annie M. Irvine, Hollidaysburg: Mrs. H. M. Baldridge, Hollidaysburg; Mrs. J. C. Kelley, Williamsburg ; Miss Sue F. Campbell, Rock Spring; Mrs. E. F. Derr, Bedford; Mrs. J. M. addell, Clearfield ; Mrs. A. N. Raven, Mifflin ; Mrs. Sarepta Barclay, Altoona ; Mrs. Decker, Lew- istown. cording Sec’y. Mrs. M. H. Wilson, Bellefonte ; Cor. Sec’y. Miss C. W. Stewart, Spruce Creek ; secretaries of Young People’s Societies and Bands, Miss Anna Fisher, Huntingdon, Miss Mary C. Speer, Huntingdon; secretary of litera- ture, Miss L. Blanche Miller, Tyrone ; treasurer, Miss 8. D. Morrow, Tyrone. Before adjourning the Society decided to meet next year in Tyrone, thereby pre- serving the custom of meeting in that place every tenth year, that has prevailed sirce 1881. The following resolutions were adopted and the convention adjourned : Resolved, That we acknowledge with gratitude the blessing of our Heavenly Father in “allowing so many of us to meet in Bellefonte, which has not only the honor of being the mother of Gov- ernors but the higher honor of being the mother of Missionaries. Resolved, That the members of the Society ex- press their very sincere thanks to their faithful officers. Resolved, That we desire to express to the ladies of Bellefonte our grateful appreciation of their hospitality and we trust it may be like the qualit of mercy which. is twice blessed. ‘It blesset him that gives and him that takes.” Resolved, That we express our thanks to Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Vanneman, Mr. Mateer and Mr. Ewing for the inspiration of their presence and their stirring addresses. Resolved, That we extend our very cordial thanks to the choir, to the organist and to the organ, for the great pleasure afforded us by their very delightful music and to the young ladies who made such charming ushers. Resolved, We express our thanks to the R. R. Co., for their generosity in allowing us reduced rates and to all who have in any way contributed to the success of the meeting. © Miss ANNIE IRVINE, Mgs. Davin T, Neevny, Mgrs. J. M. Barry, Miss ALICE IRVINE, Murs. HorAcg R. Smirn. ——April showers, then May flowers, then the rapid, fleeting, summer hours. tree pp pe ——Out of 187 schools in the county that have reported their monument contribn- tions the sum of $313.78 has been realized. eb te ——James Durst was severely injured in a runaway accident at Centre Hall yester- day. He was hitching up a team of young horses and had gotten into his wagon when they frightened and started off, the pole dropped from the yoke and in the smash- up that followed Mr. Durst was badly cut about the head. He was unconscious when picked up and it was several hours before he could be revived, notwithstanding the most active efforts of Dr. Glosser. No bones were broken. He wasable to be tak- en home in the afternoon. He had pur- chased the team out of a drove several weeks ago. News Purely Personal. —John M. Dale Esq., and Sup’t. J. W. Gephart were in Pittsburg over Sunday, on a business mission. —Porter Parks, who is working at carpentering in Tyrone, spent Sunday with friends at his old home here. —Miss Anna Parker, of Somerset, is visiting her brother, G. Ross Parker, and family of south Thomas street. —Miss Marion Milliken returned, Monday af- ternoon, from an extended visit with friends in Plainfield, N. J. —John Bradley, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his father, contractor Benjamin Bradley, of north Allegheny street. —Dr. Geo. B. Klump was in on business during the week. at the Lafayette on Tuesday. Philadelphia He was registered " —Mrs. Wilbur F. Reeder has returned from Knoxville, Tenn., where she spent several weeks visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Borches. : —Mrs. Andrew Kaul Jr., of St. Mary's, Elk county, was a visitor over Sunday at the home of Col. Geo. A. Bayard, on north Spring street. —Miss May Judge, of Coleville, is visiting friends in Altoona. While in that. city Tuesday night she was shown through the city hall. —Mrs. William Dawson and her little grand- daughter, Helen Moore, left for Philadelphia Sat- urday morning and are visiting friends in that city. —Col. W. F. Reynolds, Adj., of the Fifth Reg. N.G. P., spent part of Tuesday at regimental headquarters in Altoona looking over the records of the Reg. —Letter carrier E. E. Ardery and his family spent Monday at Mr. Ardery’s old home at Martha Furnace, where his brother R. D., still lives and thrives. —Miss Fannie Whitcomb and Mrs. J. H. La- Porte were delegates from Philipsburg to the meeting of the Women’s Foreign Missionary meeting. ! —Deputy prothonotary and Mrs. Arthur B. Kimport, of east Bishop street; spent Sunday with the former's uncle Mr. James Kimport, of Linden Hall. = —Mrs. D. B. Reed and Mrs. J.C. Stratiff,of Ty- rone, were among the delegates attending the session of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary meeting here this week. dtd —Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Crider expect to leave, Saturday, for an extended trip along the east coast of Florida. They are going to ‘Palm Beach and possibly as far south as Midfhii. -Cap't. and Mrs. W. H." Fry," ‘of Pine Grove Mills, were in Bellefonte, Monday evening, on their way to Philadelphia, where the former at- tended the annual meeting of the State Veterinary Arsociation. —J. Mitchell Cunningham went to Tyrone, Tues- day afternoon, to accept a position in Charley Waple's Central hotel. Mitch's long experience in the Brockerhoft house here ‘ought to have amply qualified him to take charge of any depart- ment of the Central. —Mrs. J. Elmer Campbell, of Linden Hall, at- tended the annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Huntingdon Presbytery, which fairly dominated the town yes- terday and Wednesday, and while here was,the guest of her cousin, Miss Mary McQuistion. —George Bayard, of Tyrone, was at home here over Sunday; spending the day with his parents and friends. He is learning to like Tyrone very much and we would not be surprised to hear of his being made chief of the dispensary in the fine Pruner hospital up there—when it is built. —Miss Henrietta K. Butts left for Winber yes- terday afternoon, to be gone until tomorrow even- ing. She went out to help her sister Mary run Walter's prosperous hotel there, while the latter makesa visit to his mother, Mrs. Mary Butts, of north Allegheny street. afternoon. —Cap’t. W. F. Reber, of Philadelphia, spent Monday night in town on his way home froma visit to his brother, Prof. L. E. Reber, at State College. The Captain is looking far more robust than he did some months ago and seems to be on a fair way to the recovery of his former good health. —Mrs. Edward Cooke, of Jeanette, was an ar- rival at her old home here on Tuesday and after a visit with her mother she will accompany her sister, Miss M. Snyder to New York, where they will purchase spring and summer millinery for their respective stores. Miss Snyder announces that she will return with a more artistic line of millinery than she has ever before shown. —Mr. John Kaufman, of Lamar, was in Belle- fonte on business yesterday. Though he lives within daily touch of us he gets here only once in about two years. Mr. Kaufman isa son of David Kaufman who owns and manages one of the finest farms in the lower end of Nittany valley, lying about two miles to the northeast of Lamar. He remarked that Spring creek seemed peaceful enough yesterday and showed no inclination to celebrate its rantankerousness of a week ago. —Manager John T. McCormick of the Central Commercial Telephone Co., was in town Monday morning, after spending Spnday at his country place in Ferguson township. He was on his way to Lock Haven, where his corporation is installing alot of new work and the indications are such that they will have an unprecedented number of subscribers in that place. Already sixty-two phones are in and the line has scarcely been ex- tended beyond a few squares from the exchange. The Commercial Co., is now running a line to Snow Shoe and when they have worked their new into Philipsburg they will have completely ramified Centre couaty. —Wm. P. Dunean, one of Philipsburg’s leading financiers, was in town Monday night and spent most of Tuesday looking after business interests here Aside from the fact that his hair is more grizzled he looks but little older than when a resident of Bellefonte, years ago. With an active interest in scores of big business enterprises out that way it would be little wonder if he were bent under his load of responsibilities but “Bill” Dun- can always had a great capacity for work and in- stead of lessening it seems to be increasing. While his visit to town wasn’t expressly for that purpose he entered a very emphatic remonstrance to the granting of a liquor license at Sandy Ridge and said that he thought every other employer of labor at that point was opposed to it. He arrived yesterday |: GRANGE ENCAMPMENT AND INTER- CouNTY: FAIR FOR 1900. — The commit- tee on grange encampment and inter-county fair held a meeting at Centre Hall, March 3rd, and effected the following organization by electing Leonard Rhone chairman; Geo. Dale, secretary; J. J. Arney, treasurer. The following divisions were zreated : Sup’t. of camp, J. 8. Dauberman; Sup’t. of the department of implements, horti- cultural and agricultural products, Geo. Dale; Sup’t. of the division of live stock and poultry, Geo. Gingerich; the chairman to be superintendent of general privileges and entertainments, with power to appoint such assistants as may be required. It was decided to open the encampment on Saturday, Sept. 15th; the exhibition and fair to open on Monday the 17th, and continue until Saturday the 22nd, of Sept. A proposition is to be submitted to every subordinate grange in the county to take a special interest to work up a large poultry exhibit by assigning to each grange two new varieties of poultry that they are to breed specially for the exhibition, the subordinate grange to purchase the eggs, and assign them to the members most ex- perienced in poultry’ raising. A trio of each breed will be placed on exhibition for sale, the proceeds to revert to the grange to to re-imburse them for the purchase of the eggs, the balance to be retained by the breeder. . - It was decided to plant additional frees for shade and ornament. Already three of the buildings are engaged by exhibitors so that the out-look for the grange fair is bet- ter than ever. All that patrons need to do, is to go steadily on with their enterprise and they will achieve still larger success in the future. ie gd MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phav’s court clerk A. 6. Archey dur- ing the past week : Orlando W. Weaver, of Wolf’s Store, and Nora Hafly, of Rebersburg. Robert Edward Auman, of Wood ward, Haines Twp., and Jennie Vonada, of Miles Twp. : David W. Sweetwood and Mary E. Rip- ka, both of Spring Mills. W. H. Watson and Carrie E. Wither- ite, both of Union Twp. EUCLA —W. H. Crissman is slightly better than he was a week ago, when it was thought he could scarcely survive the re- lapse of the stomach and liver trouble that had housed him up for several months be- fore. He was improving rapidly when a mess of saner-krant got in its work last Friday and for awhile it was thought the new school director and general factotum of the Bellefonte Central was going to take a through train for St. Petersburg. a —Philipsburg’s new{council organized by electing Com. A. J. Graham president and then did away with the office of assist- ant police, raising the salary of the solitary officer they think nec essary to per month. ar —————— Announcement. We are authorized to announce J. W. Kepler, of Ferguson township, as a candidate for the nomination for Assembly; subject to the decision of the Democratic county convention.* We are authorized to announce J. H. Wetzel, of Bellefonte, as a candidate of the Legislature subject to the decision of the Democratic county convention. We are authorized to announce Robt. M. Foste as a candidate for Legislature subject to the decis- ion of the Democratic County Convention. Sale Register. MARCH 23rD. —At the residence of Wm. Showers, at Hecla Park, horse, 2 cows, wagon, spring wagon, buggy, some implements and supplies. Sale at 1 o'clock p. m. . A. Ishler, Auc. Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Wheat—Red 16@77%4 « . 694@71 383/@41 35 sas : 30@31 Flour— Winter, Per Br’l 2.30@2.50 ‘“ —Penna. Roller.... 3.80@3.90 *¢ —Favorite Brands. .. 3.95@4.11 Rye Flour Per Bril.............. vee 3.15@3.40 Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. l....13.50@17.00 ht $e fe Mixed * 1...... 14@15.50 . 8.50@15.5¢ Bellefonte Grain “Market. Corrected weekly by the Puaxix MiLuine Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes Tess : fied wheat, ye, per bushel. Co ad. pe! Corn, ears, per bushel. Oats, per bushel, new . Barley, Dr bushel Ground laster, Buckwheat, per bushe Cloverseed, per bushel... Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel ... 40 ONIONS....crsrrsssseesen 50 Eggs, per dozen. 12 Lard, per pound.... 7 Country Shoulders 6 Sides..... 6 Hams.... 16 Tallow, per pound. 3 Butter, per pound. 20 The Democratic Watchman. Published every Friday moning in Bellefonte, Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid str: ety in advance $2.00, when not paid in advance, and $2.50 if not paid before the expiration of the year; and no paper will be discontinued until al’ arrearage is paid, except at the option of the publisher. Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un- less paid for in advance. A liberal discount is made to persons advertis- ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows : SPACE OCCUPIED One inch (12 lines this type Two inches.. [3m [6m] 1y 856 88810 710] 16 Three inche 10! 15 20 uarter Colum 12 | 20 | 30 alf Column (10 inches) 20 | 36 | 56 One Column (20 inches). 35 | 66 | 100 Advertisements in special column 25 per cent. additional. : Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions........... 20 cts. Each additional insertion, per line... Local notices, per line.....c.ceeeeen Business notices, per line....... . 10 cts. Job Printing of every kind done with neatness and dispatch. The Warcuman office has been re- fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and ‘everything in the printing line can be executed in the mostartistic manner and at the lowest rates. Terms—Cash. All letters should be addressed to P. GRAY MEEX, Proyprieto os
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